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paterson (nsw)
New South Wales · Census 2021
$975k
+3.6% yr · median house · Dec 2025
Paterson (NSW) is a leafy residential suburb of Dungog.
Median house price
People
Population
960
Median age
41 yrs
Income / person / wk
$837
Household income / wk
$1,907
Housing
Median rent / wk
$300
Mortgage / month
$2,000
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 37%
- Top language at home
- English only
- No religion
- 37%
- Born overseas
- 6%
- English only at home
- 99%
Local amenities
Amenity score
30/100
Schools
2
Supermarkets
1
Pubs & bars
2
Parks
4
Libraries
0
GP clinics
1
Pharmacies
1
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
1.7 km
Nearest train
1.6 km
Nearest hospital
18.8 km
Distance to coast
27 km
NBN
Fixed Wireless
Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
1
Catholic
0
Independent
0
Primary
1
Secondary
0
Nearest secondary
15.0 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Dungog
- Council population
- 9,553
- Council area
- 2,250 km²
- Density
- 4/km²
- Federal grants
- $3.89M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $407/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Lyne
- Federal MP
- Alison Penfold (NP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Coalition 60% 2PP
- State electorate
- Upper Hunter
- State MP
- Dave Layzell (NAT)
Similar suburbs
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